Nearly forgot to mention that I have a few workshops coming up for women travelers. With the weather so cold, wouldn’t you LOVE to come get a dose of inspiration for that next (warm weather) adventure?
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I travel light. And, as such, I never check a bag. Everything I travel with fits in my carry-on bags, including one roll-aboard/backpack and a small daypack. The problem is that I have to be really conservative with what liquids I carry with me given the current TSA restrictions.
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A few years ago I came across a website where I could create my own hard covered photo books and use them as memorable albums of my adventures or give them as gifts to my traveling companions. I have several on my shelf next to my travel guides and even had a friend visit earlier this year from India who asked for a copy of my India book (he and his family were in the book so it had meaning for him, too).
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I’m deep into the research phase of my second book, Wanderlust and Lipstick: For Women Traveling to India. The book is a follow up to my book for solo travelers and is the first in a series of books to encourage and inspire women to travel to what might be considered offbeat locations.
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A couple of weeks ago, I spoke at the University of Idaho. I drove out there on my own, a mini road trip, via Walla Walla and then on to Moscow. It was my first time in either of those little cities. While the ride home was long and, hmmm, maybe a little boring, I did enjoy the landscape and really loved the people that I met along the way.
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